An internationally acknowledged scholar of Islam and human rights, and human rights in cross-cultural perspectives, Professor An-Na’im teaches courses in human rights, religion and human rights, and Islamic law. An-Na’im’s perform strives to market two interrelated objectives, namely, a liberal modernist understanding of Islam, and the cultural legitimacy and practical efficacy of international human rights standards. Second, he is concerned with rendering scholarship in the powerful service of good social change. This problem is reflected in his function in human rights advocacy in common, as well as the development and implementation of several public policy-oriented projects.
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NOTE: The Reverend begins speaking at 13:30, following introductions by the Provost and CSUN faculty members. *** Full, unedited video of civil rights leader Reverend James Lawson’s first lecture of his 2010-11 academic residency at CSUN. September 13, 2010. Armer Theater, Manzanita Hall. *** footage supplied by Tony Hillbruner, Details Technology and Academic Engineering captioning arranged by Marty Soupcoff, Academic Engineering Rev. Lawson Lecture Series arranged by the Center for Civil Discourse and Social Alter at Cal State Northridge © 2010 California State University, Northridge.